Public interest organizations look to hire at NW career fairs

February 16, 2016

Public service employers across the northwest gathered in Seattle and Portland recently to participate in the annual NW Public Interest Career Fairs. The fairs connect public interest legal organizations with law students seeking post-graduation work with non-profits, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies serving the public interest. The fairs, held February 5 (Seattle) and February 6 (Portland), were organized by Lewis & Clark Law School’s Public Interest Law Program and Career & Professional Development staff, and assisted by student volunteers.

More than 70 employers participated in at least one of the fairs, 58 of which conducted job interviews with law students. There were 421 law students from nine different law schools in attendance. Lewis & Clark students had the largest contingency of any law school with 132 attendees, 66 of whom were selected to interview with one or more employers.

“Our students did an amazing job this weekend and the compliments (and job offers) have begun rolling in this week!” said Tracy Sullivan, Executive Director of Public Interest Law at Lewis & Clark.